The Incredible Photography of 'Obsession'
Jason Blum said studios are weighing a longer theatrical run as the horror film tops $75 million worldwide on a $1 million budget.
- Obsession earned $23.9 million across its traditional second weekend and $30.2 million including Memorial Day Monday, marking the only wide-release horror film on record to grow rather than decline in its second weekend.
- Every 2024 and 2025 release has seen its highest gross on opening weekend followed by steady declines, with most studios celebrating drops below 50%, defying the standard Hollywood practice Obsession just broke.
- The film maintains a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating and has generated two weeks of sustained social media buzz, contributing to $75 million in worldwide revenue against a $1 million production budget that Focus Features acquired for over $15 million.
- Blum told Variety that studios remain undecided on when to move Obsession to digital platforms, though horror audiences are actively supporting its theatrical run and "cheering for the movie to stay in theaters longer."
- YouTube creator Kane Parsons, age 20, debuts the horror film Backrooms this weekend with Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, as Obsession's success recoups Blumhouse's significant M3gan 2.0 losses across 2,655 North American theaters.
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Box Office Stunner: ‘Obsession’ Makes History With Biggest Second-Weekend Spike in Modern Times Outside of Christmas
It's no wonder that every studio executive in Hollywood would kill to be in business with Curry Barker, the Gen Z auteur who first gained attention on YouTube. His horror film, costing $750,000 to make, has earned $60.7 million in its first 11 days at the domestic box office.
Low-Budget Horror Hit 'Obsession' Dominates Watchlists After Surprising Box Office Jump
Independent horror film Obsession has quickly become one of the biggest breakout stories of 2026 after delivering a rare second-weekend box office increase and generating massive online buzz. The supernatural thriller, directed by 26-year-old filmmaker Curry Barker, was reportedly produced for under $1 million (approximately £745,000) but has already earned tens of millions worldwide. The film first opened to strong numbers earlier this month, b…
The Incredible Photography of 'Obsession'
Low-budget horror movies aren't for everyone. But it's difficult to ignore Obsession, which just raked in over $30 million in ticket sales over the Memorial Day weekend, taking it to $80 million worldwide. Not bad for a film that was made for just $1 million.
‘Obsession’ Did Something at the Box Office That Hasn’t Been Done Since… ‘Sound of Freedom’
What Curry Barker’s “Obsession” has done at the box office this weekend is largely unprecedented. After a highly impressive first weekend in which it made $17.1 million, it did something that virtually no movies — in any genre — have been able to accomplish, which is that it not only did better in its second weekend, it made $23.9 million, which is a 39 percent increase week-over-week. Jason Blum, the producer of “Obsession” via Blumhouse, said …
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